Soccer Preview: Moberly vs. Marshall
The Moberly Spartans will head out on the road to square off against the Marshall Owls at 6:40 p.m. on Monday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Moberly's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. Everything went their way against Kirksville as Moberly made off with a 4-0 win. The high-scoring effort was just what Moberly needed considering they were shutout in their previous contest.
They hit Kirksville with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Zoey Richardson,
Avery St. Clair,
Kailyn Kirkendoll, and
Ella Mathes.
Meanwhile, Marshall came tearing into Friday's match with six straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5 goals) and they left with even more momentum. They blew past the Lakers 3-0. Give Marshall's defense some credit: that's the team's seventh straight shutout.
Moberly's victory bumped their record up to 16-2. As for Marshall, they pushed their record up to 12-2 with that win, which was their third straight on the road.
Moberly suffered a grim 4-0 defeat to Marshall when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Can Moberly avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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